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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

property go
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

magnitude go
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

size go
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

length, distance
size of the gap between two places

noun.attribute

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leg go
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
arm's length go
a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
gauge go
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
light time go
distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves)
skip distance go
the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
wingspan, wingspread go
linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
wingspread go
distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
altitude go
the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)